The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch-Chapter 120 - Holy Era, Ancient Era, and Chaotic Era (1/3)

【Dear Ciel:】

【This set of books is actually what the Old Ansu script professor in Ansu recommended to me. I’ve borrowed them all and sent them to you】

【After all, my skills are lacking. I couldn’t even translate a few sentences well. Although you said in the letter that my translation was very good, I know my own level clearly; it’s just amateur】

【Hope these books can help you solve the puzzle in your heart soon】

【Also, I’ve arranged for two maids to live opposite your house. If you need a carriage or need to relay information, just go find them. They are right across the street, on standby at any time】

【If you don’t need them, feel free to send them back if they bother you】

【Your Friend】

【Avena】

Ciel looked at the books already piled up in her room and placed Avena’s letter in the desk drawer.

Although they hadn’t known each other for long, Avena had become a considerably reliable person in Ciel’s heart. Not only could she complete the tasks Ciel entrusted her with well, but she was also exceptionally meticulous.

Like when Ciel previously borrowed life-saving items from Avena, even knowing the threat of cultists, Avena lent them to Ciel without hesitation.

Regardless, this trust still moved Ciel deeply.

Life-saving items...

A light flashed in Ciel’s mind.

She didn’t miss this spark of inspiration, grabbing onto it.

Life-saving items...

“Substitute Death Relic”...

This transcendent item could create a few seconds of “feigned death.” Consciousness and spirit were absorbed, then after a few seconds, a purer consciousness and spirit would return to the body, eliminating most mental interference, including the brainwashing of a “Missionary.”

Then...

Could the “Substitute Death Relic” clear the influence of that feather?

After being controlled by the feather, activating the “Substitute Death Relic,” both her own and the feather’s spirit and will would be confined within the “Substitute Death Relic’s” cage. As the original owner, she would be released after a few seconds, while the feather, as the intruder, would be trapped inside until the relic burned out...

During this time, wouldn’t the feather sealed artifact itself become an item without consciousness?

During this period, taking the sealed artifact out of the simulation... even directly using 【Spiritual Summoning】 to draw a blood array and sacrifice the “Substitute Death Relic” containing the spirit and will...

As long as she could bring it back to the system store, Ciel could learn some information about the feather.

Feasible... Worth trying.

Although this plan was extremely dangerous, in the simulation, danger was what Ciel feared least.

Conversely, lack of clues and intelligence was what Ciel feared most.

Ciel opened the simulation interface, preparing to check the simulation days.

A silver-white screen unfolded before Ciel, quickly switching to the simulation interface.

【Future Days: 27 Days (Holy Year 741, July 21st, 16:00) (Cost: 10 Fate Points)】

【Past Days: 11 Days (Holy Year 741, June 13th, 11:55) (Cost: 10 Fate Points)】

【Old Days: ***, *** Days (???) (Cost: 10000 Fate Points)】

27 days later... Almost hitting the limit where 30 days cost 100 Fate Points. For Ciel, this was the most cost-effective simulation. freewebnøvel.com

Moreover, with so many ample days available in the simulation, Ciel could arrange her time well, trying to make the outcome align with her thoughts.

This amount of time should also be enough for her simulated self to learn Old Ansu script, right?

Ciel silently recited the words spoken by the feather she heard before from beginning to end in her mind, deepening the memory—she had been doing this occasionally since coming out of the simulation.

Now she could basically recite the sentence, even though she didn’t understand what those few sentences meant at all.

This time, it was another simulation that didn’t require direct combat. Ciel planned to digest another bottle of potion, trying her best to ensure it could be saved as a save file.

After careful consideration, Ciel had a few alternative options left in her mind.

“Assassin,” “Butcher,” and “Adventurer.”

For the “Assassin” and “Butcher” paths, Ciel believed she should have completed their Reconstitution Rituals. At the very least, she could directly drink the potion and start digesting.

Even if the digestion quality was poor, it was enough. If she wasn’t satisfied later, Ciel could get a better save file to overwrite it.

As for “Adventurer,” Ciel wasn’t sure if she had completed its Reconstitution Ritual. It was possible, but the probability wasn’t high.

Mainly because with the foundation of “Gambler,” Ciel thought digesting “Adventurer” should also be quite easy.

Temporarily putting aside the three alternative plans, Ciel picked up a book about teaching Old Ansu script and quickly flipped through it.

The title page of the book had a message from the professor Avena mentioned.

Most of it consisted of encouraging words, thanking Avena for being interested in the niche subject of Old Ansu script.

Judging solely from the text’s description, the professor didn’t seem like a transcendent, but just an ordinary person interested in Old Ansu script.

She taught Avena knowledge about Old Ansu script, and as compensation, Avena would find some Old Ansu script books that ordinary people basically had difficulty accessing—most of these books’ contents were related to theology, some even involving transcendent powers.

At the beginning of the book, Ciel learned a piece of knowledge she had never learned in the academy before.

Currently, academia mostly uses the end of the Holy War before Holy Year 741 as the dividing point. Before the end of the Holy War was the Ancient Era, and after the end of the Holy War is the Holy Era.

According to all current records, the Ancient Era lasted a total of 1100 years. During these 1100 years, countless religious groups engaged in brutal slaughter and conquest, engulfing almost the entire world.

Countless religious groups were destroyed during these 1100 years, and countless new religious groups more adapted to the times were born. After several ups and downs, the current church system, maintaining a delicate balance, was formed.

No wonder secret cults weren’t novel to Avena. Even though the Holy War ended so long ago, many scriptures of already extinct religious groups would remain. Some people obtaining these scriptures might regard them as true classics, thereby founding new secret cults.

And the piece of knowledge Ciel learned that she hadn’t known before was that before the Holy Era and the Ancient Era, there existed a Chaotic Era, unrecorded in any books or scriptures.

The Ancient Era was too close to the present. Even adding the Ancient Era and the current Holy Era together totaled only 1841 years.

Ciel deduced that the Old Days simulation likely simulated eras before the Ancient Era, at least the Chaotic Era.

Since no materials were left behind, Ciel couldn’t investigate easily and could only temporarily set aside matters of the Chaotic Era.

Her current goal was to spend an hour quickly learning Old Ansu script, to see how much influence 【Linguistics Lv.1】 had on her.

If the bonus wasn’t high, for her simulated self to accurately translate the information Ciel needed, she would have to spend points to raise the level of 【Linguistics】 further.

This was spending Fate Points where it mattered most; Ciel wouldn’t consider it a waste.

Calming down, Ciel began the long-missed learning process after graduation.